Learning as we go

We are making progress.  I almost know where all the light switches are, although it may take two or three tries.  I know how to work the washer and dryer, although the dryer doesn’t work worth a darn.  It is one of those combo units, and I don’t see a lint filter, to the external vent may be blocked.  The washer works great, though slow, and I can hang the stuff on hangers and a rack inside next to an open window, turn on the AC fan and in 2 hours they are dry.  love Colorado. 

We enjoyed the Chapter 2 – Colorado chapter of Escapees – rally very much.  The wagon masters set the bar pretty high.  They cooked, a breakfast, and 2 or three dinners.  Too much work, but she loves to entertain and had all kinds of chafing dishes, and stuff.  Good thing they towed a car to carry it all in.  Our friends Dennis and Susan Lovaas  came along, and joined the club while there, which we are delighted about.  We met up with Lesle and Bill too, who had gone to Mexico with us, and they followed us to our membership campground near Gunnison, at the Blue Mesa reservoir.  They bought a membership while there as well, so we have travelling buddies almost everywhere. 

Lesle is a computer guru, so I got inspired to download Skype, though I haven’t used it yet to see if it works.  I am mostly motivated to talk to my brother and see him, but if anyone who reads this is on Skype let me know when you can call me and we will look at each other and chat.  providing I have adequate hook up.  We have a new gismo called MyFi.  It is about the size of a credit card, from Verizon and replaces the Verizon card, which stuck out from the computer, and generally worked, but this is faster.  It doesn’t need to be plugged into anything except to recharge, and the signal can go around corners and obstacles.  It is not expensive, and THE latest thing – today. 

It is humming bird season at Blue Mesa, and David has hung a thistle sock, a hummingbird feeder, and a bird food cake.  The latter the chipmunks love best, but on the others the bird population is teaming.  The wind has blown very hard for a few days, but those little hummers hang on there, and a feeding, mating and fighting frenzy goes on.  The cat has several cat TV stations to watch, and has snuck our more than once to join the party. 

Of course David has something to fix every day – or two or three somethings.  The seat on the toilet, a leak in the kitchen sink, the windshield wipers, on and on it goes.  But he figured out the Bose sound system, and we have satellite radio, as well as a CD player going all the time.  Bill ran his truck over our TV satellite while at the rally, so a new one is on order, and his insurance covered it, so everyone is happy, if a little sheepish, us for putting it in harms way, and he for backing up too fast to see it.  We should get the new one in a few days.  Meanwhile new towers must have come with the new digital TV deal, because the antenna here is not all that bad.  Not many people here, so it is quiet, and I am almost rested from the rally. Bill and Lesle have decided to prolong their stay here, so maybe I will get to that camera project yet.